Cathedral City Demographics

Population Estimates 2021

Cathedral City Population, Census 2020 – 51,493
Cathedral City Population, Census 2010 – 51,200

Persons under 5 years – 5.8%
Persons under 18 years – 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over – 17.6%
Female persons, percent – 49.4%

Race and Hispanic Origin
White – 68.6%
Black or African American – 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native – 1.3%
Asian – 7.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander – 0.3%
Two or More Races – 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino – 56.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino – 32.0%

Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2016-2020 – 2,452
Foreign born persons, 2016-2020 – 30.6%

Housing
Cathedral City Owner-occupied housing unit rate – 61.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units – $302,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage – $1,760
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage – $1,760
Median gross rent – $1,241

Families & Living Arrangements
Cathedral City Households – 19,716
Persons per household – 2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ – 89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+ – 52.4%

Computer and Internet Use
Cathedral City Households with a computer, percent – 89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription – 85.4%

Education
Cathedral City High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ – 79.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ – 23.8%

Health
With a disability, under age 65 years – 7.2%
Cathedral City persons without health insurance, under age 65 years – 14.1%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+ – 57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+ – 50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales – 66,990
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue – 52,485
Total manufacturers shipments – 5,454
Total retail sales – 790,127
Total retail sales per capita – $790,127

Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+ – 20.4

Poverty
Median household income (in 2020 dollars) – $50,350
Per capita income in past 12 months – $28,152
Persons in poverty – 18.4%

Businesses
All firms – 5,272
Men-owned firms – 3,040
Women-owned firms – 1,746
Minority-owned firms – 3,047
Nonminority-owned firms – 2,028
Veteran-owned firms – 387
Nonveteran-owned firms – 4,758

Geography
Population per square mile – 4,758
Land area in square miles – 21.50

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For 2019

Population – 54,357 (0.592% 1-Year Growth)

Median Age – 39.4 (3.41% 1-Year Increase)

Poverty Rate – 20.1% (3.06% 1-Year Increase)

Median Household Income – $46,521 (0.326% 1-Year Growth)

Median Property Value – $279,500 (7.54% 1-Year Growth)

Employed Population – 23,119 (0.404% 1-Year Growth)